Dr. Chesnut is the facial plastic surgeon for the world’s high-performers. He is truly on another level. People from all corners of the globe seek his next-level results - with astonishing outcomes from minimally invasive procedures that leave his patients looking natural, rejuvenated, and seemingly untouched. He is renowned for his progressive use of regenerative medicine and postoperative recovery techniques, as well as his dedicated personal preparation for performance readiness.
Dr. Chesnut is obsessed with his results and his craft. He uses the mindset of a professional athlete to improve his patients’ recovery and results, and prepare for his surgeries himself. He mentally prepares with purpose for each procedure to enter neurocognitively optimized and in his flow state.
Dr. Chesnut’s surgical capacity and creativity allows him to find innovative, minimally invasive solutions to achieve outcomes that are at once both subtle and impactful, while remaining almost unbelievably natural. This is what he is known for, and it is what he loves.
Dr. Chesnut leads the world with his entire process, from pre-operative patient optimization with nutrition and peptides, to his progressive use of regenerative medicine and postoperative recovery techniques.
Dr. Chesnut’s intra-operative techniques feature a progressive focus on regenerative medicine to help optimize healing and outcomes. Even Dr. Chesnut’s anesthesia protocol is next level - focused on protecting your neurocognitive function with the safest, opioid free anesthesia. This is NOT general anesthesia, and it even allows Dr. Chesnut to help optimize your sleep cycle after surgery.
After surgery, Dr. Chesnut’s post-operative recovery protocols significantly improve the entire recovery process. These protocols feature hyperbaric oxygen therapy, targeted IV nutrition, PEMF, photobiomodulation, and even ozone therapy to improve your body’s recovery process, speed the recovery timeframe, and improve your long term results.
The recovery process all takes place on site in Dr. Chesnut’s specially designed recovery clinic, and they are all part of the concierge experience that accompanies your travel and procedure with Dr. Chesnut.
Even Dr. Chesnut himself has a next level process that he utilizes to optimize himself and his surgical results. His pre-procedure flow state preparation, his specific use of visualization, and even his detailed post-procedural journaling and subsequent deep dive into each result help illustrate his obsession, his passion, and how he achieves the results that have set him apart.
Dr. Chesnut is recognized worldwide as a key opinion leader and innovator in both minimally invasive and non-surgical cosmetic procedures. His training background is uniquely cross-pollinated with integrated fellowship training in facial plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery, dermatologic surgery and general plastic surgery.
This foundation makes Dr. Chesnut akin to an alloy, where each of the unique elements of his training creates a final surgical product with more strength for innovation and progression - both qualities that Dr. Chesnut is recognized for by his patients and colleagues.
He is fellowship-trained in cosmetic surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, laser surgery, and Mohs micrographic surgery at UCLA, and has trained in the most demanding cosmetic and surgical environments of Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Los Angeles. His fellowship at UCLA featured a rigorous, full integration of plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery, and dermatologic surgery. Through this one-of-a-kind integration, Dr. Chesnut has become an exceptionally well-rounded and cross-pollinated facial plastic surgeon.
Dr. Chesnut is a leader in the fields of dermatologic and cosmetic surgery. He is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning speaker and has been invited by his peers to present throughout the world on numerous cosmetic and reconstructive topics. He is a regular contributor to the surgical literature, continues to author numerous book chapters, and has been recognized for his research and innovation in cosmetic surgery, lasers and noninvasive treatments.
He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and the founder Clinic5C - an integrated practice of facial plastic surgery, functional medicine, dermatology, wound care, and cosmetics.
A native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Dr. Chesnut has returned home to the Inland Northwest, having graduated with Honors from the University of Washington School of Medicine as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
He completed his dermatology residency at UCLA, where he was selected as the Chief Resident, and then subsequently also selected for the integrated Procedural Dermatology Fellowship, also at UCLA.
Outside of his work as a facial reconstructive surgeon in Spokane, Dr. Chesnut enjoys active time with his wife and children. He is an avid surfer, passionate skier, and competitive Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete.
UNDERGRADUATE & MEDICAL SCHOOL
Medical: MD, University of Washington School of Medicine
Undergraduate: BS in Biology and Physiological Nutrition, Washington State University
